Hyderabad: In the wake of Coronavirus scare, Telangana Government on Saturday decided to close all the educational institutions and theatres till the end of this month as one of steps to prevent the spread of the disease.
As the centre issued high-alert over the issue, a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao took the decision.
Another case of coronavirus was confirmed in Telangana on Saturday taking the total number of those infected to two, Rao said in Hyderabad.
The patient with travel history to Italy has been admitted to the state-run Gandhi hospital in the city for quarantine purpose, Rao told the assembly.
The samples of two others with suspected symptoms of the virus have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, he said.
Asserting that his government was taking all necessary steps to prevent the spread of the virus in the state, the Chief Minister said a meeting of senior officials has been convened to discuss the COVID-19 situation.
Noting that some states in the country have initiated measures such as temporarily shutting down cinema halls, malls and educational institutions to contain the spread of the viral disease, the Chief Minister said a cabinet meeting has been called on Saturday to finalise its course of action.
However, the government has ordered to conduct all the ongoing annual examinations as per schedule.
Moreover, the state legislative assembly budget session will be adjourned sine dine on Monday which was originally scheduled to be held till March 20.
(With inputs from PTI)
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